🇮🇶 Iraq · metro 1.5M · 1,290 venues mapped

Erbil

Where Erbil places among 1,878 cities measured on the one thing that needs no editing — the hours the city keeps. Its strongest showing is shops open on sunday, where it ranks 31 of 1,704.

Nearest city 🇮🇶 Mosul 81 km Nearest written profile 🇦🇲 Yerevan 📖 445 km

Typical weather

1981–present

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coldcool warmhot ▢ outlined = best time to visit

Best time to visit Apr, May, Oct — mild (15–26 °C mean) and not wet months.

City Rhythm

measured

Opening hours, by kind of place

median across mapped venues

Shops & errands1,548 places mapped

07:00–24:00

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open past midnight

97%

open on Sundays

112h

open per week

33%

open 24/7

Food & drink1,290 places mapped

09:00–24:00

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21%

open past midnight

96%

open on Sundays

98h

open per week

25%

open 24/7

Vital absurdities

measured

muggy days a year

nights/yr the bedroom never cools

days over 30 °C, of 16,630

volcanoes within 100 km

315.8 km

to Nemrut Dagi

5.2

quakes felt per decade (M4.5+, 100 km)

16:53

winter sunset (solar approx.)

14.6 h

longest day of the year

public holidays, 2024

10,641

km adrift · the Remote Index

The ranks

floor: 200 mapped venues

Measure	Erbil	Rank	Nearest company
Kitchens open past midnight% of food & drink	20.8%	100 of 1,878	🇨🇺 Nuevitas 21.1%🇵🇰 Karachi 21%🇨🇳 Hangzhou 20.9%🇷🇺 Tambov 20.9%Erbil🇺🇸 Fargo 20.8%🇺🇸 Flint 20.8%🇸🇪 Västerås 20.8%🇨🇱 Rancagua 20.6%
Hours open per weekmedian, food & drink	98 h	37 of 1,878	🇧🇬 Burgas 98 h🇺🇸 Cape Coral 98 h🇺🇸 Dale City 98 h🇺🇸 Davenport 98 hErbil🇺🇸 Erie 98 h🇹🇷 Eskisehir 98 h🇺🇸 Fair Oaks 98 h🇨🇳 Fangshan 98 h
Open before 8 a.m.% of food & drink	9.2%	380 of 1,878	🇫🇷 Périgueux 9.3%🇨🇷 San José 9.3%🇮🇳 Talegaon Dabhade 9.3%🇪🇸 Zaragoza 9.3%Erbil🇨🇿 Frýdek-Místek 9.2%🇦🇹 Innsbruck 9.2%🇮🇷 Karaj 9.2%🇯🇵 Nagano 9.2%
Vanish at lunch% taking a midday break	0%	384 of 1,878	🇦🇱 Elbasan 0%🇵🇱 Elbląg 0%🇷🇺 Elektrostal 0%🇲🇽 Ensenada 0%Erbil🇺🇸 Erie 0%🇹🇷 Eskisehir 0%🇺🇸 Fair Oaks 0%🇹🇷 Fethiye 0%
Never close at all% open 24/7	24.7%	36 of 1,878	🇹🇷 Gölcük 25%🇮🇳 Kannur 25%🇵🇰 Lahore 25%🇭🇰 Tai Po 25%Erbil🇨🇳 Guangzhou 23.6%🇬🇧 Blantyre 23.4%🇨🇺 Camagüey 23.1%🇮🇳 Chandigarh 23.1%
Shops open on Sunday% of retail	96.8%	31 of 1,704	🇺🇸 Santa Clarita 96.9%🇺🇸 Auburn 96.8%🇺🇸 Chester 96.8%🇹🇭 Chiang Mai 96.8%Erbil🇺🇸 Fredericksburg 96.8%🇮🇳 Hyderabad 96.8%🇺🇸 Laurel 96.8%🇺🇸 Mansfield 96.8%

The same questions are asked of the 126 cities with a written profile, where each one gets its method and its full standings: kitchens open past midnight, hours open per week, open before 8 a.m., vanish at lunch, shops open on sunday.

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